RESOLVED! I did re-install the grommet and tube. Well, as the car was on an incline in the driveway I was able to spot the real culprit.... The hard line from the tank meets up with the line to the pump right under the passenger seat and that 8 inch piece of hose had a gash in it.... No idea how because I replaced that just a couple years ago...I must have been using "what I have on hand" that day because it was 3/8 hose and I found the 5/16 fits better... The gash wasn't near the clamp or hard line so I doubt that tightening that slightly large hose causes this but... Problem fixed. My fuel gauge isn't registering so I've been calculating range based on 10mpg... Ran out of gas last week after only 50 miles on ten gallons! That's 5mpg!! This explains it LOL